Danville dares
Yes, this job is much more stressful than my last one. Money trumps politics every day and twice on Mondays. There are issues of equity and a culture of privilege. I sense that many believe that they are supposed to find a way to beat the duty system and they approach...
Empower young men, says Ho Lung
Founder of the Missionaries of the Poor, Father Richard Ho Lung, is pleading with the Government to make a special effort to empower the nation's young men. Ho Lung, who will officially be presented with the Order of Jamaica during the national honours and awards ceremony...
Man found guilty of St Elizabeth double murder
The six-week double murder trial of 39-year-old Garland Marriott of Boon Hall, St Andrew, ended yesterday with the jury deliberating for more than an hour and finding him guilty of the charges.Marriott was convicted of the murder of 79-year-old farmer...
Student suspended for attack on teacher
A male student from the Old Harbour High School has been suspended for 10 days after an incident on Wednesday in which he struck a teacher on the head with a stone.As a result of the incident, Heritage Week celebrations at the school were interrupted yesterday ...
Sixth-form numbers up in South St Andrew
Close to 50 students in South St Andrew are attending sixth form, the first time in the history of the constituency, according to Joan Spencer-Ernandez, a volunteer with the Primary Success in Reading Programme.Speaking yesterday during the Rotary Club...
Children take peek at African culture
More than 200 students were yesterday given an insight into African culture through music, dance and storytelling when they took part in a Heritage Week function in downtown Kingston.The function, hosted by GraceKennedy Limited, was held...
Pink-eye increases in western Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, St James: There has been a significant increase in the reported cases of acute conjunctivitis (pink-eye) throughout western Jamaica, over the last six weeks, in comparison to the corresponding period last year....
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